Renato and Me
David Smith recalls his association with Renato Curcio, the former leader of Italy’s ultra-left terrorist group the Red Brigades
Mugabe and Me
From bonding over jokes about Jesuit teachers to becoming a persona non grata, David Smith recalls his relationship with Robert Mugabe
Carlos and Me
Following Carlos Menem’s recent passing, David Smith remembers his relationship with the bold and cunning politician
The Donald and me
In July 2005 Donald Trump became my best, new friend
A Royal good time
Racing brings the country together in a convulsion of delirious democracy
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
International Society for Libdem Consciousness
It’s a cult, but at least it’s one of the cheerful ones
The professional classes don’t understand manual work
They cannot understand distinctions between different kinds of labour
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
Composed and electrifying
Klaus Tennstedt: The Radio Broadcasts (Doremi, 4CDs)
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
Night of the ghost fascism
If a far right protest is rumoured but no one turns up, can it be counter-protested?
How short is an arm in the arts?
ACE’s politicisation goes back all the way to the Blair government
Letters August-September
To paraphrase the Jeremy Corbyn defence, were the Tory Right present but not involved?
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
